CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY Autumn - Winter 2015 2 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY 7 NORTH BRIDGE 8 5 ROYAL MILE CANONGATE GEORGE 6 I V BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDGE COWGATE COWGATE 2 CHAMBERS STREET 4 9 POTTEROW BRISTO NICOLSON NICOLSON 1 SQUARE SQUARE concert venues S 3 TREET GEORGE 1 Reid Concert Hall 2 Greyfriars Kirk SQUARE 3 Methodist Church 4 Playfair Library Hall 5 Canongate Kirk 6 St Giles’ Cathedral 7 Scottish National Portrait Gallery 8 Old Saint Paul’s Church 9 Alison House 3 Autumn - Winter 2015 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY Autumn - Winter 2015 Due to the current buildings works at the McEwan Hall, our forthcoming series of lunchtime concerts has been moved from the Reid Concert Hall. Tuesday lunchtime concerts will be held in the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church and Friday lunchtime concerts will be in the Playfair Library Hall or Greyfriars Kirk. The Reid Concert Hall will continue to be used for concerts in the evenings and at weekends. Reid Concert Hall – Bristo Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AH 1 Pedestrian access to the main entrance is via Teviot Place. A wheelchair lift is provided at the east door accessed from Bristo Square. Greyfriars Kirk - Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ 2 Access to the church is via the gate in Greyfriars Place, through the Kirkyard and into the church via the vestibule. No parking of vehicles is allowed in the Kirkyard, with the exception of those dropping off disabled persons. City of Edinburgh Methodist Church - 25 Nicolson 3 Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9BX The concerts will take place in the large hall on the upper floor. Please enter via the Well Café on ground floor level and take the stairs or lift to the hall. Playfair Library Hall - Old College, South Bridge, 4 Edinburgh, EH8 9YL Pedestrian access to the Old College Quadrangle is via the entrance at South Bridge, or at West College Street. There is no vehicular access permitted into Old College Quadrangle. Arrangements for disabled access to the Playfair Library Hall (which is situated on the upper floor of the building) can be made in advance - telephone 0131 650 8008. 4 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY diary Autumn/winter 2015 October 2 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall Aleks Kolkowski and Grey Area FREE 3 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Debashish Sanyal & Vijay Kangutkar £10 / £5 6 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE Playfair Library Ruth Slater, Aaron McGregor, Alice Allen & 9 1.10pm FREE Hall John Kitchen 11 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall Edimpro FREE 13 1.10pm Methodist Church Students from the Reid School of Music FREE 16 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk John Kitchen FREE 20 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE Playfair Library Anne Desler, Mai Kawabata & John 23 1.10pm FREE Hall Kitchen Old Saint Paul's 25 3.00pm Edinburgh University Singers £5 / £3 Church 27 1.10pm Methodist Church Adam Brown FREE 30 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk David Gerrard FREE November 3 1.10pm Methodist Church Raymond MacDonald & Helle Lund FREE 6 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Simon Leach FREE 10 1.10pm Methodist Church The Edinburgh Quartet FREE 13 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk James Johnstone FREE 13 7.30pm Greyfriars Kirk EUMS Symphony Orchestra £10 / £5 5 Autumn - Winter 2015 diary Autumn/winter 2015 november continued Edinburgh University Chamber Orchestra 14 8.00pm Greyfriars Kirk £10 / £5 & Edinburgh University Chamber Choir 17 1.10pm Methodist Church Florian Kitt & Harald Ossberger FREE 20 1.10pm Greyfriars Kirk Douglas Hollick FREE Edinburgh University Renaissance 20 7.45pm Canongate Kirk £8 / £5 Singers 21 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University String Orchestra £10 / £5 22 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall EUMS Sinfonia £10 / £5 24 1.10pm Methodist Church Magdalena Durant & Chris Harding FREE Edinburgh University Composers' 26 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall FREE Orchestra 27 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Wind Band £5 /£3 december 5 7.30pm Reid Concert Hall Edinburgh University Brass Band £5 / £3 6 6.00pm St. Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh University Carol Service FREE entry by 7 8.00pm Reid Concert Hall EUMS Orchestras Christmas concert dona- tion Scottish National 10 1.15pm Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh University Singers FREE Queen Street 6 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER, 8.00pm TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 3 Methodist Church ALEKS KOLKOWSKI phonograph, THE EDINBURGH QUARTET gramophone and stroh violin and members of GREY AREA TRISTAN GURNEY violin GORDON BRAGG violin CHRISTIAN WOLFF For 1 ,2, or 3 People FIONA WINNING viola KOLKOWSKI and WILLIAMS Test-Tone Battle MARK BAILEY cello and group improvisation featuring GREY AREA TOM HARROLD Silent Shores HAYDN String Quartet Op.20 No.1 Admission Free Admission Free The Edinburgh Quartet SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER, 7.30pm Photo credit: Archie MacFarlane 1 Reid Concert Hall DEBASHISH SANYAL sitar VIJAY KANGUTKAR tabla A rare opportunity to hear the highest quality North Indian classical music in Edinburgh. £10 non-student / £5 student Tickets available on the door [email protected] Debashish Sanyal 7 Autumn - Winter 2015 FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 4 Playfair Library Hall 3 Methodist Church RUTH SLATER violin STUDENTS FROM THE REID SCHOOL OF AARON McGREGOR violin MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH ALICE ALLEN cello JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord Admission Free AVISON Trio Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 1 CORELLI Trio Sonata in D major Op. 3 No. 2 STANLEY Concerto in C minor Op. 10 No. 4 FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER, 1.10pm HANDEL Trio Sonata in G major Op. 5 No. 4 2 Greyfriars Kirk Admission Free JOHN KITCHEN organ Aaron McGregor ROBERDAY Fugue and Caprice in F MICHEL CORRETTE Magnificat en a mila 3# DURUFLÉ Méditation WIDOR Three movements from Symphony No. 4 Admission Free John Kitchen © The City of Edinburgh Council. SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER, 8.00pm 1 Reid Concert Hall EDIMPRO Concert of free improvisations by Edimpro, Edinburgh’s free improvisation ensemble. Admission Free 8 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER, 1.10pm SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER, 3.00pm 3 Methodist Church 8 Old Saint Paul’s Church, THE EDINBURGH QUARTET Jeffrey Street TRISTAN GURNEY violin EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY SINGERS GORDON BRAGG violin JOHN KITCHEN conductor FIONA WINNING viola CALUM ROBERTSON organ MARK BAILEY cello A concert of sacred and secular choral music. PӒRT Summa TAVENER Ikon of Joy / Sorrow £5 / £3 concession SCHUBERT String Quartet No.10 in E flat Tickets available on the door Admission Free TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER, 1.10pm FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church ADAM BROWN guitar 4 Playfair Library Hall LAURO Virgilio ANNE DESLER mezzo-soprano MONTES Preludio de Adios MAI KAWABATA violin LAURO Yacumbu JOHN KITCHEN harpsichord BOGDANOVIC African Sketches J.S. BACH Sonata No. 4 in C minor for violin BALKANSKI Nocturne and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1017 UNGAR Ashokan Farewell ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI Cantata IV: Sotto il TÁRREGA Gran Vals bel di fiori e fronde BARRIOS Julia Florida NICOLO PORPORA Cantata IX ‘Destatevi, VILLA-LOBOS Chôro No.1 o pastori’ Admission Free Admission Free Adam Brown Mai Kawabata 9 Autumn - Winter 2015 FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER, 1.10pm TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 3 Methodist Church DAVID GERRARD organ RAYMOND MacDONALD saxophone HELLE LUND piano J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 Jazz interpretations of Danish Folk J.S. BACH Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, songs, original compositions and free BWV 665 improvisations from one of Denmark’s GEORG BÖHM Chorale Partita ‘Gelobet seist most accomplished Jazz pianists. du, Jesu Christ’ and works by LOUIS COUPERIN and Admission Free ANTONIO de CABEZON Raymond MacDonald Admission Free and Helle Lund David Gerrard 10 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 2 Greyfriars Kirk SIMON LEACH organ JAMES JOHNSTONE organ J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major J.S. BACH Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in BWV 547 C major BWV 564 STANLEY Voluntary VIII in D minor J.S. BACH Fantasia and Fugue in C minor PARRY Fantasia and Fugue in G BWV 537 FRESCOBALDI Bergamasca (Fiori Musicali J.S. BACH Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 1635) BWV 659 VIERNE Carillon de Westminster J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544 Admission Free Admission Free Simon Leach FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RUSSELL COWIESON conductor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 WAGNER Prelude to Lohengrin MAHLER Rückert Lieder £10 / £5 concession TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm Tickets available on the door or in 3 Methodist Church advance from www.eums.org.uk THE EDINBURGH QUARTET TRISTAN GURNEY violin GORDON BRAGG violin FIONA WINNING viola MARK BAILEY cello SCHNITTKE Prelude in Memorium Dmitri Shostakovich SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 7 STEVENSON Recitative and Air on DSCH: in Memoriam Shostakovich (1987) Admission Free 11 Autumn - Winter 2015 SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER, 8.00pm FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 2 Greyfriars Kirk 2 Greyfriars Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER DOUGLAS HOLLICK organ ORCHESTRA A Praeludium by BUXTEHUDE, and EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CHAMBER BACH’s Fantasia and Fugue in G CHOIR minor BWV 542 will frame works GREGORY BATSLEER conductor by HIERONYMUS PRAETORIUS and ROBERT BROOKS conductor BRUHNS based around the Advent chorale ‘Nun komm, der Heiden RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin Heiland’ HOWELLS Requiem HAYDN Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass) Admission Free £10 / £5 concession tickets available on Douglas Hollick the door or phone 07530 585823 TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 3 Methodist Church FLORIAN KITT cello HARALD OSSBERGER piano KODALY Sonata Op.4 TAKEMITSU Orion BRITTEN Sonata in C Op.65 Admission Free FRIDAY 20 NOVEMBER, 7.45pm 5 Canongate Kirk EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE SINGERS NOEL O’REGAN director O Taste and See: Renaissance Music for the Five Senses £8 / £5 Tickets available on the door Florian Kitt and Harald Ossberger or from eurs.eusa.ed.ac.uk 12 CONCERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER, 7.30pm TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER, 1.10pm 1 Reid Concert Hall 3 Methodist Church EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STRING MAGDALENA DURANT soprano ORCHESTRA CHRIS HARDING piano WILL CONWAY conductor Through the Spectrum of Colours.